Dolebury Warren

#1843 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles

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Dolebury Warren is a 90.6 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and ancient monument near the villages of Churchill and Rowberrow in North Somerset, part of South West England. It is owned by the National Trust, who acquired the freehold in 1983, and managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust. ()

Coordinates: 51°19'40"N, 2°47'27"W

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Dolebury Warren – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Read's Cavern, Churchill Methodist Church, Church of St Michael and All Angels, Sidney Hill Cottage Homes.

1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Read's Cavern, Mendips
31 min walk • Read's Cavern is a cave at Burrington Combe, Somerset, England, in which traces of Iron Age occupation have been found. It lies under Dolbury Hill. Its large main chamber has a boulder ruckle floor and is parallel to a cliff face.
0.6 miNW
Church, Gothic architecture
Churchill Methodist Church, Congresbury
16 min walk • Churchill Methodist Church, in the village of Churchill, North Somerset, is a Grade II listed Methodist church on the Somerset Mendip Methodist Circuit. Designed by Foster & Wood, Bristol, of Perpendicular Gothic style, the church opened on 2 May 1881.
~1390 ftS
Church
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Mendips
7 min walk • The Anglican Church of St Michael and All Angels at Rowberrow within the English county of Somerset dates from the 14th century, but parts were rebuilt in 1865. It is a Grade II* listed building.
0.8 miNW
Edwardian architecture
Sidney Hill Cottage Homes, Congresbury
20 min walk • Sidney Hill Cottage Homes, whose official name is Sidney Hill Churchill Wesleyan Cottage Homes, is a Grade II listed estate of Wesleyan cottage homes in the village of Churchill in North Somerset. It was opened in December 1907 to provide furnished accommodation for people in need.
0.6 miNW
Church
Church of St John the Baptist, Cheddar
16 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist in Churchill, Somerset, England, was largely built around 1360 and is a Grade I listed building. There was a Norman chapel on this site in 1180, from which the nave has survived into the present church.
~1790 ftW
Forts and castles
Dinghurst fort, Cheddar
9 min walk • Dinghurst fort is an Iron Age univallate hillfort south of Churchill in Somerset, England. A scarp encircles the camp, 2.0 metres high in the east and 3.0 metres high in the west. The fort is also surrounded by a fosse. Bones, rings, and weapons have been found inside the fort.